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2026 Books

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  1. The Family at #23        Kathryn Sharman 2. A Killing on the Hill  Robert Dugoni 3. His Other Woman      Valerie Keogh 4. One Trade Too Many   TJ Arant 5. Land of Dreams           Gian Sardar 6. Heart the Lover             Lily King

2026 Goals

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Resolutions are basically a joke but every year I need to at least to try to do better. So here I am. 52 books...               Buy only one...                        Eat the refrigerator 30 Minute Walk...

Bread Adventure

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  I've tried to make biscuits for years & while they taste good, they never rise much. I even made scones once that had the same problem. I have made a round no knead bread that was pretty good. But until Friday I'd never tried to make bread loaves. But Friday, I did.😁 I can't even remember where I saw the recipe. I saw a video on YouTube but I'm not sure how I got there.  It's called Mennonite White Bread & the creator is Ruth Ann Zimmerman from a site called Homesteading with the Zimmermans .  I didn't watch the entire video (sometimes I don't have the patience for the noise) but got a copy of their recipe. So here we go! Mennonite White Bread 1cup warm water, 120-130 degrees 1 T instant yeast 1/2 cups honey Mix together, then let it sit until foam appears, 8-10 minutes Add: 2 T salt 1 1/2 cups of warm water, 120-130 degrees 3 T oil, butter or tallow, melted 5-7 cups of all purpose flour * Add 2 - 3 cups of flour & mix  dough  until smooth,...

Texas Tech--Big 12 Football Champions

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First time ever!!  Top 4 in the country!!  That's my school!!